> Low-production wines that have an affluent following cost more because supply and demand. Champagne region produces some astonishing volume of sparkling wine

> Low-production wines that have an affluent following cost more because supply and demand. Champagne region produces some astonishing volume of sparkling wine, like hundreds of millions of bottles per year. Any given bottle of sparkling from Champagne costs approx. 2 times more than cremant of the same quality.